Chief of the U.S. Forest Service Tom Tidwell recently announced the incoming Forest Supervisor for the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest. Rob MacWhorter, currently Forest Supervisor of the Dixie National Forest in Cedar City, Utah, is scheduled to report to his new assignment at the Medford Interagency Office on Monday, May 7, 2012. MacWhorter replaces Scott…
Don't panic, this will be a test
November 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 11:00 a.m. Oregonians will hear on their radios and see on their televisions a test of the emergency alert system (EAS). The test will last approximately three (3) minutes. Normal programming will return following the test. This is a nationwide test organized by the FCC and the Federal Emergency Management Agency…
Check road dots, green is good during high country hunts
October 10, 2011 by Leave a Comment
With the arrival of hunting season, seasonal road restrictions in the Upper Rogue Cooperative Travel Management Area will be in effect starting on Oct. 12 and extending through Oct. 21, 2011. The management area includes portions of the High Cascade Ranger District of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest. All motorized travel on roads, trails and…
Fowler retiring from PremierWest
January 10, 2011 by Leave a Comment
PremierWest Bancorp and PremierWest Bank announced that Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Michael D. Fowler gave notice of his retirement on Jan. 4, 2011, to be effective on Jan. 31, 2011. Douglas N. Biddle was named Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer as the successor to Fowler, effective Jan. 5, 2011, and…
Sustainable Valley project explained to Eagle Point council
November 1, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Mark VonHolle, vice resident of S&B James Construction Management, and Board President of SOREDI, spoke to the Eagle Point City Council last week about the Sustainable Valley program. It is a program new to Jackson and Josephine counties, one that has been successful in other areas. The program has gained credibility and considerable interest with…
FEMA open house to display new floodplain maps
August 10, 2009 by Leave a Comment
FEMA has a new digital map and invites those interested persons are invited to an Open House on Thursday, Aug. 20, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Jackson County Library, located at 205 S. Central Ave. in Medford.. Representatives from Jackson County, Oregon Land Conservation and Development (DLCD), the Federal Emergency Management Agency…
BLM begins marking Soda Mtn. Wilderness
June 22, 2009 by Leave a Comment
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced that it has begun to mark and establish the boundaries of the newly created Soda Mountain Wilderness. Boundary markers will be installed at prominent access points and portions of seventeen roads will be barricaded. The Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of March 2009 (Public Law 111-11) designated…
Oregon State Honor Roll
January 5, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Names of students who have made the Scholastic Honor Roll Fall term have been announced by Oregon State University. A total of 576 students earned straight-A (4.0). Another 2,451 earned a B-plus (3.5) or better to make the listing. To be on the Honor Roll, students must carry at least 12 graded hours of course…
FEMA releasing Shady ove probation effective Nov. 1
October 6, 2008 by Leave a Comment
The City of Shady Cove was notified on September 30 by the Federal Emergency Management Agency that probation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) will end November 1. The probation that began July 2007 was for violations in the floodplain by property owners not meeting the minimum standards of NFIP and Shady Cove’s Flood…
FEMA ups compliance deadline for Shady Cove
January 21, 2008 by Leave a Comment
An estimated 50 or so people attended a Shady Cove City Council workshop Jan. 17 on the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The city contracted with Public Works Management, Inc., of Medford to assist in issues with FEMA. Joe Strahl, who founded Public Works Management after retiring in 2001as head of the county roads for…
